Elijah

Nave's Topics

 

1. The Tishbite, a Gileadite and prophet, called Elias

History of:

Persecuted by Ahab

1Ki_17:2-7; 1Ki_18:7-10

Escapes to the wilderness, where he is miraculously fed by ravens

1Ki_17:1-7

By divine direction goes to Zarephath, where he is sustained in the household of a widow, whose meal and oil are miraculously increased

1Ki_17:8-16

Returns, and sends a message to Ahab

1 Kin 18:1-16

Meets Ahab and directs him to assemble the prophets of Baal

1Ki_18:17-20

Derisively challenges the priests of Baal to offer sacrifices

1Ki_18:25-29

Slays the prophets of Baal

1Ki_18:40

Escapes to the wilderness from the fierceness of Jezebel

1 Kin 19:1-18

Fasts forty days

1Ki_19:8

Despondency and murmuring of

1Ki_19:10; 1Ki_19:14

Consolation given to

1Ki_9:11-18

Flees to the wilderness of Damascus; directed to anoint Hazael king over Syria, Jehu king over Israel, and Elisha to be a prophet in his own stead

1Ki_19:9-21

Personal aspect of

2Ki_1:8

Piety of

1Ki_19:10; 1Ki_19:14; Luk_1:17; Rom_11:2; Jam_5:17

His translation

2Ki_2:11

Appears to Jesus at His transfiguration

Mat_17:3-4; Mar_9:4; Luk_9:30

Anti-type of John the Baptist

Mat_11:14; Mat_16:14; Mat_17:10-12; Mar_9:12-13; Luk_1:17; Joh_1:21-25

Miracles of:

Increases the oil of the widow of Zarephath

1Ki_17:14-16

Raises from the dead the son of the woman of Zarephath

1Ki_17:17-24

Causes rain after seven years' drought

1Ki_18:41-45; Jam_5:17-18

Causes fire to consume the sacrifice

1Ki_18:24; 1Ki_18:36-38

Calls fire down upon the soldiers of Ahaziah

2Ki_1:10-12; Luk_9:54

Prophecies of:

Foretells a drought

1Ki_17:3

Foretells the destruction of Ahab and his house

1Ki_21:17-29; 2Ki_9:25-37

Foretells the death of Ahaziah

2 Kin 1:2-17

Foretells the plague sent as a judgment upon the people in the time of Jehoram, king of Israel

2Ch_21:12-15

2. Called Eliah, a Benjamite chief

1Ch_8:27

3. A post-exile Jew

Ezr_10:21

Taken from: Nave's Topics were originally produced by Orville J. Nave (1841-1917)